Physiotherapy practice patterns for patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer: a survey of hospitals in <scp>A</scp>ustralia and <scp>N</scp>ew <scp>Z</scp>ealand

Abstract

In people who undergo surgical resection for lung cancer, physiotherapy services focused on reducing or preventing postoperative pulmonary complications. Despite recent data suggesting that exercise training is beneficial in this population, our data indicate that referral to pulmonary rehabilitation was uncommon.